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...December. Pakistan responded by halting its artillery attacks along the Line of Control and suggested tripartite negotiations involving India, Pakistan and Kashmiri representatives. It also announced the withdrawal of some military units. With these careful, calibrated moves?encouraged and supported by the international community?the prospect of Kashmir settlement talks between Islamabad's military regime and the New Delhi government improved. India's decision to allow the Hurriyat leaders to fly to Pakistan to talk to the fanatical militants showed that New Delhi was looking for a credible political solution, although it has still not issued travel documents...
...less-than-encouraging news is that the peace moves are still highly tentative. No one even dares to talk about issues of substance?Who will get Kashmir? Will Kashmiris get to vote on the final decision??and even an outline of a settlement is far away. The undeniably bad news: extremists on both sides have the power to literally blow the peace process to bits. Some are trying, with grenade attacks, suicide missions and bombs...
...experienced and respected politicians, and Pakistan's military ruler General Pervez Musharraf, 58, who wants to restore his nation's international credibility and, even more important, its severely challenged internal stability. They each know this is likely to be their last term in office and both want a Kashmir settlement?or at least an outline of one?to be their legacy...
...maybe it wasn't so odd that during his second-to-last night in the White House, Clinton was worried about how Bush would react to the timing of independent counsel Robert Ray's announcement of a Lewinsky settlement. Sure, Clinton had been bouncing around the country like Ricky Martin for two weeks, hogging the spotlight, but a natural-born pol like Bush could see that was fair game. Clinton turned to TV producer/director Thomason--an old friend who had got muddied in Travelgate and who with his wife Linda had spent the last Thanksgiving, the last Christmas...
...live to see another day. As I watch his attempts to make some kind of accord that will help end the violence, I can see in his eyes he knows he is a dead man walking. Given all that Israel has agreed to in order to reach a peaceful settlement, I almost feel sorry for Arafat. He lacks the authority to make peace. GARY HUYGEN Petaluma, Calif...